I love Falstaff's little smile at the end. They both knew this day would come.
@summers1
6 жыл бұрын
When your high school drinking buddy shows up that your office
@hughmac13
2 жыл бұрын
Or your drug dealer…
@Paul-gp7hs
2 жыл бұрын
@@hughmac13 That would be apparent.
@KOOLBadger
Жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣
@tlm19670
9 ай бұрын
RIP the great Keith Baxter, his performance as Hal here is so timeless and stunning
@philipswain4122
Жыл бұрын
That moment just before King Hal turns, his recognition of what he just did to poor Falstaff, is real acting. The emotion is palpable
@markmerzweiler909
4 жыл бұрын
Having read the plays...I think this is how Prince Hal always viewed Falstaff. He knew from the start that this is how it was going to end.
@dgunit01
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! He even acknowledges this in his first soliloquy
@edydon
3 жыл бұрын
@@dgunit01 Hal was his father's son - a hypocrite. He subsumed his individuality in the pageantry and office of his inheritance. "I am not a double man" - Falstaff, Henry IV, Part 1
@zacharybunting3637
2 жыл бұрын
Yet Falstaff offered many times to sacrifice himself to secure his kingdom. I like to think that that always haunted him.
@LPdedicated
2 жыл бұрын
Yet for a few moments you can see how it pains him. Laurence was a master!
@logansmith266
2 жыл бұрын
@@edydon Hal more so than Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke was stripped of his inheritance, his father’s, John of Gaunt, estates, after he was banished. And while Richard the second was away on campaign in Ireland. He initially landed with the hopes of regaining his and his father’s titles, and estate, which Richard seized to fund the aforementioned wars in Ireland, and John of Gaunt’s estates were second only the kings himself in terms of profitability. He was right to be angry about his state. But he landed and was so popularly received that he saw the chance and usurped and deposed the unpopular, corrupt Richard. The difference is that he was not ever going to be king by birth. Whereas, Hal was born the crown prince and heir apparent. Hal’s fate was laid before him and he sought out the path of joining a band drunkards, with the forethought of a redemption arc. This is very schemy, but installing Falstaff, poins, bardolph, etc as dukes or earls or any position they were not fit to hold would be the kind of nepotism Richard the second committed. What was he to do forswear the crown for the sake of his friends? Even if he did genuinely care for them, the duties of a king come before the feelings of a man.
@cgavin1
5 жыл бұрын
Its so beautiful and subtle how Falstaff understands and takes pride in his 'son' and how Henry shows a moment of weakness before turning away.. Is this not all a father can hope for?
@MelancoliaI
Жыл бұрын
Father? More like the kind of crappy friend we all had in our youth and dumped when we realized they'd eventually get us in trouble.
@had300
Жыл бұрын
@@MelancoliaI Tell me you didn't understand the movie without telling me.
@MelancoliaI
Жыл бұрын
Enlighten me then, professor. Last time I checked I was allowed to have my own opinion.
@joelowery999
Жыл бұрын
@@MelancoliaI Flastaff was the only true friend the prince ever had. He had to turn his back on him out of duty…not because he wanted to.
@MelancoliaI
Жыл бұрын
@@joelowery999 In my humble opinion, John Falstaff is the greatest fictional character ever conceived. But Prince Hal did what he had to do
@denniswinters3096
2 жыл бұрын
In this scene Shakespeare proves that you can kill a man far more thoroughly with words than any physical weapon.
@Efe_e
Жыл бұрын
Hal, did bad to Falstaff by this speech I feel very sad for him Rıp Big Belly Man!
@booksteer7057
2 жыл бұрын
It's arguably the greatest Shakespeare movie ever, but I have never even heard of it being broadcast on television, and I'm in my 50's!
@truthhandler6828
2 күн бұрын
Because Falstaff is Jesus...false shepherd who led the revolt of 70ad. Resulting in the destruction of the temple. Exiled to Britain in exchange for his star prophesy as Vespasian was a commoner and needed it to become emperor. The crusaders found this out and being heretical the legend of king Arthur was born...and did those feet in ancient times walk upon England's mountains green...
@PopeLando
Жыл бұрын
After nearly 40 years wait I have finally seen the whole of this film. There are two other scenes which in my view are up there with this one: John Gielgud as dying Henry IV giving his deathbed blessing to Hal, and Hal's fight with Hotspur (Norman Rodway) and what they say to each other after Hotspur is vanquished. Orson Welles was the greatest filmer of Shakespeare in history.
@TheSaltydog07
9 ай бұрын
Is the greatest.
@thundershirt1
10 ай бұрын
This is one of the great scenes in all drama: the pain of becoming an adult. How we must turn away from frivolity, dear, loving even, though it may be. We also know that Sir John never reformed himself. That must have broke Harry’s heart, though Henry would never allow himself to show it.
@dannyb1379
5 ай бұрын
Must we? Falstaff never did
@gregoryberrycone
2 ай бұрын
thats certainly one interpretation. id argue its an indictment of that very behavior you describe as a necessity. I agree its one of the greatest scenes in all of literature, but I think of Fallstaff of the real hero of the play not Harry
@MateusVIII
Ай бұрын
I think Henry knew Fallstaff would never reform himself, even if he hoped he would merely because of his desire to see his friend again he knew Fallstaf's nature well enough.
@LPdedicated
2 жыл бұрын
You can see that this is what Hal planned all along, but for a few seconds you can see in his yes how it pains him. Masterful!
@MateusVIII
Ай бұрын
I disagree with the idea that it was planned. I think it is all about his reform and how he is forced to come to terms with himself and the fact he has to be someone else, and so takes this decision. I think that thinking he planned it in advance would take it away from the very transformation he underwent, it is as if he killed his old self to have a new one be born.
@LPdedicated
Ай бұрын
@@MateusVIII I actually agree with you. That's what so great about Shakespeare. His story is about being human, whether you're royal or a peasant. I've faced a lot of challenges these past 2 years, and it's changed my perspective on a lot of things. I've seen multiple versions of this play. Here, Hal is deliberately cold to put the final nail in the coffin and distance himself, but in say, The Hollow Crown you can hear his voice crack with emotion. It's so sad either way, but it had to be done in order for him to grow.
@drewbakka5265
Жыл бұрын
Top 5 anime betrayals
@IsaBeamon
14 сағат бұрын
What a supremely well-acted scene. Simply heartbreaking.
@dustinprewitt
2 жыл бұрын
The ultimate ghosting
@blobbert912
8 жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the most poignant scenes in any of the plays.
@TheSaltydog07
9 ай бұрын
I still get the knot in my throat.
@heatwave790
4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest movie scenes of all time.
@jupiterlegrand4817
2 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles is the greatest actor of all time.
@thomaschacko6320
17 күн бұрын
Orson Welles’s crowning achievement, as actor and director!
@dplatt7290
Жыл бұрын
One of the cruelest scenes in Shakespeare
@abmangaka
Жыл бұрын
This is heartbreaking
@psychologydropout2354
Жыл бұрын
Love is the death of duty. This is how a young man takes responsibility.
@rocketsroar1
10 күн бұрын
This rejection was not intended to kill off Falstaff, Shakespeare planned him to appear in HENRY V, as you learn from what the Chorus says at the end of HENRY IV Part 2. Apparently the actor identified with the role left the Company before HENRY V was performed, so Falstaff only "appears" in an off-stage death scene.
@Vpopov81
3 жыл бұрын
but being awake i do despise my dream.....
@Vpopov81
2 жыл бұрын
@StrongEnvelope10 I did not know that. Thank you
@mikemillan2491
7 ай бұрын
A heartbreaking scene😢
@charlieprice3881
Жыл бұрын
That was art.
@music4lifesux
Күн бұрын
"Fly not to me with a fool born jest." Hal has the wherewithal to know that Falstaff's power is in his language, and that if he let's him speak, he might be convinced to let him in. Hal does the right thing for the State, but I'd rather pledge my life to Sir John than to Henry V.
@christopherviggiano9367
5 ай бұрын
If this film was a person it would be Helen of Troy.
@eldacar351
5 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this scene.
@johndoe-fq7ez
2 жыл бұрын
you dont understand a third of whats being said here
@uwu-di1cu
2 жыл бұрын
@@johndoe-fq7ez what makes you say that?
@johndoe-fq7ez
2 жыл бұрын
@@uwu-di1cu I dont so i assume he doesnt
@garyspence2128
2 жыл бұрын
That's the mystery and the majesty of Shakespeare's language. Because even as you're trying to decipher certain words and phrases as they are spoken, the feeling behind the language, and the emotions evoked in the listeners are very clear. I'm no Shakespeare expert, but it always seems clear to me what he's trying to get across, especially when it's done in a top-notch production like this one. Reading the text is a bit more difficult, but once you pick up on the rhythm of the words, it becomes much clearer.
@goodlookinouthomie1757
8 ай бұрын
@@johndoe-fq7ez As Shakespeare goes this is pretty elementary stuff to understand. What is it you consider to be complex about this scene?
@gergelbikassy8430
3 жыл бұрын
Chef-d'oeuvre absolu.
@noliteconformari
6 ай бұрын
Falstaff murió de pena, tras ver cómo le trataba su amado Hal. Lloró cada vez que veo esta escena.
@bernsdums6243
Ай бұрын
I don't believe Falstaff ever really loved Hal, he was just a bag of money for him
@reinert718
10 жыл бұрын
0megs9, yes, Hal . . . oops, I mean King Henry is rather a jerk to his old friend, but I think England is better not having Falstaff as the king's adviser. Still, this is one of my favorite scenes from Shakespeare. So tragic yet so responsible,
@Vpopov81
10 жыл бұрын
so moving
@jamestown8398
4 жыл бұрын
It's a small detail, but Henry still at this point gave his old friend a chance. "Make less thy body hence and more thy grace. Leave gormandizing, know the grave dove gape for the thrice wider than for other men ... And as we hear you do reform yourselves we will, according to your strength and qualities, give you advance." Keeping company with a man such as Falstaff would be irresponsible for King Henry to do, but he held out hope that Falstaff could become a better man. That might have been right, because Falstaff's last words were to call out for God.
@nathansimpson2363
19 күн бұрын
@@jamestown8398 What I think is so amazing about this bit of text is that it all could be read as joking and ribbing just like in the old tavern days, but concealed through the veil of royal manners and sadness at the inevitable reality of Hal's succession.
@richardv.582
5 жыл бұрын
What an incredible disaster for the French,English long bow,and mud soaked terrain did them in.
@jlworrad
10 күн бұрын
This got me thinking whether the very end of Withnail & I is influenced by this scene. I mean, Shakespeare is alluded to in the dialogue, I just never thought it might be there in the plot structure.
@zacharybunting3637
2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine the care that went into this scene. Before green screen or "fuck it, we will fix it in post"
@Twentythousandlps
6 ай бұрын
Prince Hal should never have been hanging out with the old reprobate in the first place. Hal always knew this and had to cut the cord. Falstaff is no good. We see this today with King Charles' handling of his lousy younger brother, who like Falstaff is guaranteed a soft landing.
@Richardwestwood-dp5wr
2 ай бұрын
He dealt with him like a snake, damn.
@TheNecessaryEvil
Жыл бұрын
When I banish plump jack then the whole world, I just had a good tug now I’m going to nap
@mitchellyoung8561
3 жыл бұрын
Don, my boy...
@MelancoliaI
Жыл бұрын
Falstaff thought this was his insurance policy and ticket to 'retiring' (odd word since he never did a day of work in his life) to the courtly life until he got this rude awakening. I say good on him.
@onlynameMrBlank
Жыл бұрын
Shakespeare's the master of "on the one hand, on the other" type writing. It's hard not to feel for Falstaff here, but you're right; he was basically just going to use Hal for his connections, and if Hal wants to be a good king, he has to reject Falstaff.
@tomservo75
8 жыл бұрын
Is this from Chimes at Midnight? Always wanted to see that but can't find it anywhere.
One of Welles's favourite themes -- one he returns to in practically all of his films.
@MateusVIII
4 жыл бұрын
So much more! It is not a simple betrayal of friendship, but a sacrifice. A moment if understanding that there were conditions so much higher than either of those two man, and it would be pointless to stand against it. You can see in the words of the King the pain but also the resolve. And as to Falstaff there is no anger, only sadness, but also understanding, a mixed of pride and sorrow. This scene is so much more than just a betrayal of friendship.
@drkissinger1
3 жыл бұрын
All this, and also the plain fact that while Falstaff is a good friend of good cheer, he would be a real cancer on the state if Hal took him with him. He’s shown throughout both plays to be shamelessly corrupt and dreams of how much more corrupt he can be with Hal as king. All things that someone could abide in a personal friend as a common man but not as a king.
@JudgeJulieLit
3 жыл бұрын
Because rulership trumps friendship; as earlier in English history, the temporal duties of King Henry 2 came to conflict with the ecclesiastical duties of his quondam friend, now Archbishop of Canterbury adversary Thomas a Becket.
@TheSaltydog07
9 ай бұрын
Orson is the greatest Flalstaff. Robbie Coltrane is wonderful, but not so old and beat-up as I'm sure Falstaff was.
@adamguerrero5293
2 жыл бұрын
Machiavelli lessons via Edward de Vere & Co. a.k.a. "Shake-speare"
@Allen1029
10 ай бұрын
Spellbinding.
@slax4884
3 жыл бұрын
Which film is this
@JacksonWalker96
3 жыл бұрын
Chimes at midnight
@Johnconno
Жыл бұрын
Who's the celibate drink of water?
@mitchyoung93
2 ай бұрын
0% autotune 0% nudity 100% talent
@pauldockree9915
3 жыл бұрын
I knew both. Keith Baxter (doth he live?) and Orson Welles. Chimes at Midnight. The Magificent Ambersons still my favourite rose, Bud. F for Fake? Touch of Evil? Citizens being Cained and unAbel to fight ahem - back!?! Allegedly. Meh.
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